Drug delivery penetrates mucus barrier
Researchers claim to have developed a drug delivery system capable of passing through the mucus barrier, which had previously been impenetrable to therapeutics.
Archives for August 24, 2008
Abbott and Pfizer shed jobs as Gilead plans growth
in-PharmaTechnologist.com’s periodic round-up of employment developments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry includes news on Abbott, Pfizer, Gilead and Clarcor.
FDA seizes drugs worth $74,000
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the seizure of $74,000 worth of Xiadafil VIP tablets after SEI Pharmaceuticals refused to withdraw them from the market.
Pharma outsourcing: people on the move
Outsourcing-Pharma.com presents its latest round-up of new appointments, employment moves and personnel news in the pharmaceutical contract services sector.
NME applications climb in 2007 says Parexel study
A new study by US contract services giant Parexel International reveals that the number of marketing applications for NMEs in the US grew 33 per cent in 2007.
Sancilio opens batch manufacturing plant
Sancilio & Co (SCI) says that its new contract manufacturing plant in Riviera Beach, Florida can provide pharmaceutical manufacturers with small batch production capacity for drug tablets and capsules.